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Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) was one of the most hated tech companies of 2020. It was pilloried by various groups for its failure to halt the spread of hate speech, violent content, and fake news, and some of those missteps actually sparked an advertising boycott.CEO Mark Zuckerberg was

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Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE: ESRT) is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, focused on office properties. It owns the iconic Empire State Building in Manhattan, as well as 13 other office properties in the New York City area. It has about 9.4 million rentable square feet o

The price you pay for a stock can make the difference between whether you make a good return on your investment or incur a loss. Bargains can be hard to find, especially amid a strong bull market such as ours -- but taking the time to hunt down stocks that are trading at cheap pr

One of the strangest years on record for the stock market is ending. When we eventually cross the finish line in nine calendar days, it'll potentially be with the major U.S. indexes at or very close to all-time highs. It's pretty incredible to think about considering where equiti

Tech giants including Microsoft and Google on Monday joined Facebook's legal battle against hacking company NSO, filing an amicus brief in federal court that warned that the Israeli firm's tools were "powerful, and dangerous."

In this episode of MarketFoolery, Chris Hill chats with Motley Fool analyst Bill Barker about the latest headlines and earnings reports from Wall Street. They discuss the antitrust lawsuit against a social media giant and the market's reaction to the news. They talk about Starbuc

Tech giants Microsoft, Alphabet, Cisco, and VMware on Monday joined Facebook's legal battle against hacking company NSO, filing an amicus brief in federal court that warned that the Israeli firm's tools were "powerful, and dangerous."

In this episode of MarketFoolery, Chris Hill chats with Motley Fool analyst Jason Moser about the latest headlines and earnings reports from Wall Street. They discuss a recent outage suffered by multiple Google services and the market's reaction to the event. They've got all the

SAN FRANCISCO/MILAN/LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Corona Capital is a column updated throughout the day by Breakingviews columnists around the world with short, sharp pandemic-related insights.

MILAN/LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Corona Capital is a column updated throughout the day by Breakingviews columnists around the world with short, sharp pandemic-related insights.

Silicon Valley is working behind the scenes to secure senior roles for tech allies in lesser-known but still vital parts of president-elect Joe Biden's administration, even as the pushback against Big Tech from progressive groups and regulators grows.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chairman (ACCC) Rod Sims said proposed laws that will make Australia the first country in the world to force Google and Facebook to pay for news were fair and critical for the survival of the media industry.

HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Anthony Tan will cement his star status in the year ahead. The chief executive and co-founder of Grab has deftly steered the $15 billion Southeast Asian all-in-one app through economic turmoil. Even as l

What a wild ride it's been for Big Tech. After decades of Washington applying a relatively soft-touch regulatory approach to the sector's leaders, there's been a sharp turn toward much fiercer rhetoric over the last two years. The sentiment that it's time to rein in those compani

The onset of the pandemic spurred adoption of both e-commerce and digital payments. Growth that was expected to take years materialized in a matter of months. Companies positioned to handle the surge in new digital customers have been rewarded with an expanding bottom line.On thi

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Warren Buffett is one of the richest people in the world, and he didn't get there by accident. Unlike other top billionaires, many of whom acquired their wealth through entrepreneurship, Buffett has made most of his money by buying shares and ownership of established companies th

Facebook has taken down content that spread lies in Israel against coronavirus vaccinations as the government seeks to drum up support for the programme, the Justice Ministry said on Sunday.

One of the most notable and immediate impacts of the downturn in March was the wholesale slashing of marketing budgets to preserve precious capital. Companies in the advertising space were like lambs to the slaughter, falling heavily as the economy dipped into recession. However,